The_Banker
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A great musician, a great Dub and a great Irish man who was at the fore front of the Irish folk revival in the 60s. He proved that you did not have to sing about republicanism or the IRA to make Irish music great.
7 drunken nights was a classic.
"The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" released early this year as a tribute to the man (while a poor song) was brilliant because the whos who of Irish music paid tribute to the man and therefore he knew that he had been recognised by his peers.
Now all that is left is for the Dublin City Council to enact the last line of the song and "build a statue of Ronnie Drew holding the hand of a girl in a black velvet band" in St Stephens Green.
As a Cork person it is not often that I would call a Dub a "A True Legend" but in this case it is perfectly apt.
7 drunken nights was a classic.
"The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" released early this year as a tribute to the man (while a poor song) was brilliant because the whos who of Irish music paid tribute to the man and therefore he knew that he had been recognised by his peers.
Now all that is left is for the Dublin City Council to enact the last line of the song and "build a statue of Ronnie Drew holding the hand of a girl in a black velvet band" in St Stephens Green.
As a Cork person it is not often that I would call a Dub a "A True Legend" but in this case it is perfectly apt.